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Havana (Spanish: La Habana) is the capital city of Cuba. It is the largest city of Cuba and of the Caribbean. Its population was 2.1 million in the census of 2012. It is at 23°8′N 82°23′W and is about 169 kilometres (105 mi) south-southwest of Key West, Florida in the United States. Cuba's main airport ia located in the city.
4 days ago · Havana, city, capital, major port, and leading commercial center of Cuba. It is located on La Habana (Havana) Bay on the island’s north coast. It is the largest city in the Caribbean region and has one of the great treasuries of historic colonial preserves in the Western Hemisphere.
Havana is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. It is the most populous city, the largest by area, and the second largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region.
The following is a timeline of the history of Havana, Cuba. Prior to 18th century. 1514 – Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar founds settlement. 1519 – Current location of the city. 1537 – Town sacked. [1] 1555 – Town sacked by Jacques de Sores. [2] 1577 – Castillo de la Real Fuerza built. 1578 – Church of Santo Domingo built. [3]
Havana, officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the capital city, major port, and leading commercial center of Cuba. Havana has a long and colorful history dating to earliest human habitation more than 7,000 years ago.
History of Havana. The history of Havana, Cuba recognizes as date of foundation the 16th of November of 1519, when the Spanish conqueror Diego Velázquez - in the name of the Kings of Spain - established its third and definitive settlement, the present one.
Description. Maps. Documents. Gallery. Video. Indicators. Assistance. Best Practice. Old Havana and its Fortification System. Havana was founded in 1519 by the Spanish. By the 17th century, it had become one of the Caribbean's main centres for ship-building.
